Joint Administration of Own Affairs Act 147 of 1992

Joint Administration of Own Affairs Act, 1992 (No. 147 of 1992)

Act

• to provide for the joint administration of own affairs; and
• for matters connected therewith.

(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 27 October 1992.)

BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:- 

Definitions

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise-

(i) "department" means a department referred to in section 6(1) of the Public Service Act, 1984 (Act No. 111 of 1984); (i) ·

(ii) "Ministers' Council" means a Ministers' Council referred to in section 21 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 (Act No. 110 of 1983); (iii)

(iii) "own affairs" means own affairs as defined in section 100 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983. (ii)

Joint departments for own affairs

2. Notwithstanding any other law, a matter which immediately prior to the commencement of this Act was administered in separate departments as own affairs within the powers of the various Ministers' Councils may, after such commencement and with the concurrence of the Ministers' Councils concerned, be administered in one and the same department.

Regulation of matters

3. (1) The State President may, after consultation with the Ministers' Councils, by proclamation in the Gazette take such measures as he may consider necessary in order to regulate or facilitate the joint administration of own affairs as contemplated in section 2, and may for this purpose amend any law, including any Act of Parliament.

(2) A proclamation made under this section shall be tabled in Parliament within 14 days after promulgation thereof, if Parliament is in session or, if Parliament is not in session, within 14 days after the commencement of its next session.

(3)( a) If Parliament by resolution disapproves of such a proclamation or of any provision of such a proclamation, that proclamation or that provision, as the case may be, shall lapse to the extent to which it is so disapproved.

(b) The lapsing of such a proclamation or provision shall not affect-

(i) the validity of anything done under the proclamation or provision up to the date on which it so lapsed;

(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred as at that date under or by virtue of the proclamation or provision.

Short title

4. This Act shall be called the Joint Administration of Own Affairs Act, 1992.

Commencement

6 November 1992